The Originals sneak peek: Klaus gets a sweet letter from Caroline

Klaus Mikaelson has faced many challenges in his more than 1,000 years on this earth, but the one he’s currently facing could prove to be the most difficult: He’s now a single parent.

Last week’s episode of The Originals ended with Hayley sacrificing herself to save Klaus and her daughter, Hope. And now, the Mikaelsons are left to figure out what comes next. EW has an exclusive sneak peek at the next hour — which will feature a funeral for Hayley — and specifically, how Caroline comforts Klaus.

In the clip, Klaus receives a letter from Caroline, not unlike the letter she received from Klaus in the Vampire Diaries series finale. In it, she explains that she couldn’t come to New Orleans because she had to return home to Mystic Falls, but with that being said, she offers Klaus her friendship should he need it, promising that she’s only a phone call away.

Watch Klaus read the entire letter in the video above. The Originals airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on the CW.

Joseph Morgan and Daniel Gillies star as Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson in this Vampire Dairies spin-off about the first family of vampires, their life in New Orleans, and the witches and werewolves who live there.